Mogao Cave 61: Nun Making an Offering
Mogao Cave 61: Nun Making an Offering
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Yuan dynasty
This figure is painted on the south wall of the corridor. There is an inscription in Chinese and Tangut alongside the image. The face of the nun is obscured. Her bent posture suggests she is elderly, and she seems to be taking a step forward. The nun holds a lotus between joined palms. Precise black lines are used to depict the folds in her robe. The image communicates a sentiment of simple devotion.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, page 897.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 61: Nun Making an Offering." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, vol. 7, 2016, pp. 897.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 61: Nun Making an Offering" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, 7:897.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 61: Nun Making an Offering. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo (Vol. 7, pp. 897).
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